Robert de Vieuxpont

Robert de Vieuxpont (1160-1228) was an English landowner and administrator in northern England.

Biograpphy
Robert de Vieuxpont was initially employed in Normandy as a paymaster of troops and director of military works, including Rouen Castle. In 1203, he was given Appleby Castle and Brough Castle, and he was also made Sheriff of Westmorland, a title held in perpetuity by his heirs. After returning from Normandy with King John of England, he became involved with administrative affairs, and he became High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, and the Royal Forests in 1204, Sheriff of Devon and Wiltshire in 1210, and Sheriff of Cumberland in 1217. He defended his holdings from Scotland, and he died in 1228.